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October 12, 2002	Robert Willett
Nintey-two year old Norma Kirkham soaks up the morning sunshine from the front porch of Brighton Gardens, an assisted living center on Duraleigh Road in Raleigh. Kirkham, who is originally from East Liverpool, Ohio, moved into Brighton Gardens one year ago. She moved to Raleigh when her daughter, Betsy Parsons, and her husband retired here to be close to their grandchildren. Parsons says she faced many challenges in finding a place for her mother. "We visited a lot of facilities together. At some of them mother wouldn't get out of the car," she says. "The first day I stopped here at Brighton Gardens, I came inside by myself to check things out. Mother liked it so much she quickly joined me inside." "I love it here," Kirkham remarks. "I go out everyday. I love the outside, the air, the sun, the light." "Everything worked out good for me."